66.0404(1)(b) (b) “Application” means an application for a permit under this section to engage in an activity specified in sub. (2) (a) or a class 2 collocation.

66.0404(1)(c) (c) “Building permit” means a permit issued by a political subdivision that authorizes an applicant to conduct construction activity that is consistent with the political subdivision’s building code.

66.0404(1)(d) (d) “Class 1 collocation” means the placement of a new mobile service facility on an existing support structure such that the owner of the facility does not need to construct a free standing support structure for the facility but does need to engage in substantial modification.

66.0404(1)(e) (e) “Class 2 collocation” means the placement of a new mobile service facility on an existing support structure such that the owner of the facility does not need to construct a free standing support structure for the facility or engage in substantial modification.

66.0404(1)(f) (f) “Collocation” means class 1 or class 2 collocation or both.

66.0404(1)(g) (g) “Distributed antenna system” means a network of spatially separated antenna nodes that is connected to a common source via a transport medium and that provides mobile service within a geographic area or structure.

66.0404(1)(h) (h) “Equipment compound” means an area surrounding or adjacent to the base of an existing support structure within which is located mobile service facilities.

66.0404(1)(i) (i) “Existing structure” means a support structure that exists at the time a request for permission to place mobile service facilities on a support structure is filed with a political subdivision.

66.0404(1)(j) (j) “Fall zone” means the area over which a mobile support structure is designed to collapse.

66.0404(1)(k) (k) “Mobile service” has the meaning given in 47 USC 153 (33).

66.0404(1)(L) (L) “Mobile service facility” means the set of equipment and network components, including antennas, transmitters, receivers, base stations, power supplies, cabling, and associated equipment, that is necessary to provide mobile service to a discrete geographic area, but does not include the underlying support structure.

66.0404(1)(m) (m) “Mobile service provider” means a person who provides mobile service.

66.0404(1)(n) (n) “Mobile service support structure” means a freestanding structure that is designed to support a mobile service facility.

66.0404(1)(o) (o) “Permit” means a permit, other than a building permit, or approval issued by a political subdivision which authorizes any of the following activities by an applicant:

66.0404(1)(o)1. 1. A class 1 collocation.

66.0404(1)(o)2. 2. A class 2 collocation.

66.0404(1)(o)3. 3. The construction of a mobile service support structure.

66.0404(1)(p) (p) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

66.0404(1)(q) (q) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).

66.0404(1)(r) (r) “Search ring” means a shape drawn on a map to indicate the general area within which a mobile service support structure should be located to meet radio frequency engineering requirements, taking into account other factors including topography and the demographics of the service area.

66.0404(1)(s) (s) “Substantial modification” means the modification of a mobile service support structure, including the mounting of an antenna on such a structure, that does any of the following:

66.0404(1)(s)1. 1. For structures with an overall height of 200 feet or less, increases the overall height of the structure by more than 20 feet.

66.0404(1)(s)2. 2. For structures with an overall height of more than 200 feet, increases the overall height of the structure by 10 percent or more.

66.0404(1)(s)3. 3. Measured at the level of the appurtenance added to the structure as a result of the modification, increases the width of the support structure by 20 feet or more, unless a larger area is necessary for collocation.

66.0404(1)(s)4. 4. Increases the square footage of an existing equipment compound to a total area of more than 2,500 square feet.

66.0404(1)(t) (t) “Support structure” means an existing or new structure that supports or can support a mobile service facility, including a mobile service support structure, utility pole, water tower, building, or other structure.

66.0404(1)(u) (u) “Utility pole” means a structure owned or operated by an alternative telecommunications utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (1d); public utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (5); telecommunications utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (10); political subdivision; or cooperative association organized under ch. 185; and that is designed specifically for and used to carry lines, cables, or wires for telecommunications service, as defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (cq); for video service, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (y); for electricity; or to provide light.

66.0404(2) (2) New construction or substantial modification of facilities and support structures.

66.0404(2)(a) (a) Subject to the provisions and limitations of this section, a political subdivision may enact a zoning ordinance under s. 59.69, 60.61, or 62.23 to regulate any of the following activities: